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CB I had that problem when I bought my '91. I called various glass shops for a remedy. I think I finally hit on it; thoroughly clean the windows with windex or a vinegar solution and scrape with a razor blade (the ones with a rigid side) held at a low angle. It works cleaning gunge from a...

Joe - great idea. I like the idea of getting away from shackles and galvanized eyes even without a windlass. Do you think it would be necessary/advantageous to do a crown knot first and then the chain splice and backsplice? thanks - Dave

Happy Independence Day to all our American cousins. We are launching at Ladysmith sometime today for the start of a leisurely northerly (hopefully two month) voyage. Night at Newcastle Island in Nanaimo and then strike out over the Strait at first light for Jedidiah Island Marine Park. Very...

Just spent a week doing our Gulf Island shakedown cruise. Met Caryn and Peter (C-Dancer) in Fulford Harbour and Brock (Bambina) in Colburne Passage. Had occasion to anchor at Sidney Spit, it was very windy and lumpy so I reluctantly went to the dock. I docked leeward (that was interesting)...

The former owner of my boat met an untimely death but had installed a rubber one way thingamajig in the stern drain. Of course I was unable to ask him how it worked. I removed it and put in a "proper" rubber plug - I just don't have confidence in a rubber one-way valve that may clog and...

I recently traded my new EZloader trailer for a new Roadrunner 4500 Long, bunk trailer. Roadrunner, in my estimation anyway for what it's worth, makes EZloader look very, very second rate. cheers - Dave

I guess my first question would be: have you checked the Wetherley waypoint coordinates against plotted coordinates on a chart? I always thought that waypoint books had some sort of disclaimer on the accuracy of their coordinates. Dave

Just completed installation of Wallas 85DU cooktop and blower lid. It is a redesigned and upgraded model - Finnish artistry in engineering I have seen it described. Installation went well and it flashed up on the first light and then shut down after a bit of heat - maybe because of a dry...

Vol 1, Sixteenth Edition of Sailing Directions, British Columbia Coast (South Portion) - an official publication has this to say about Dodd Narrows: Dodd Narrows is more difficult to pass through when entering from north rather than south, for in the former case, the slight alteration in...

I have the C70, not yet installed but runnng in sim mode on my kitchen table powered by a Yaesu FP301 - just getting the hang of its operation. I did the upgrade successfully from a recycled Canon 32mb card that came with my camera. On the final prompt I hit reboot and the screen faded to...

It just below one of the bar codes on the box that it is packed in. Mine (a C-70) starts with two letters. I have no idea where it is on the display itself. After taking the face panel off once and installing it again am reluctant to go throught that again to see if it is somewhere inside...

After two aborts and a particularly rough docking in a breeze and very conscious of being closely watched by two much older sailors on a large sailboat we finally tied off. He came over to us and gently suggested next time we try dead slow and into the wind. He said not to worry though and...

Considering buying a Garmin GPS72 for a backup unit. Does anyone have one? Problems? Thoughts on other brands of similar unit. Thanks - Dave

The local communications shop did this installation for me (recent photo activity, Sailor-D, inserting pic here too complicated for me). I will be using the NMEA cable to interface my VHF to a Raymarine C-70.

I think preparation is the key to successful most things. I secured one end of a line (a shorter dockline) to the centre bow cleat and led it through the stbd chock. Approached slowly and the deckhand hooked the ring with a boathook, pulled it up and threaded the line through and then led it...

Your response was of great help - thank you very much Don. The VHF is an ICOM M422 (newly intoroduced model) to a C-70. So it would appear logical that the VHF output white would connect to the NMEA input (+ve) white and; the VHF input red would connect to NMEAA output (+ve) yellow? (and...

Has anyone connected the VHF to the Raymarine display with the NMEA input cable? I am having trouble deciphering the manuals as to which wire goes where and what to do with the left over wires. Cheers - Dave

Many thanks Joe, the manual is too good to be true! All Yamaha Canada could offer is the rudimentary user guide you get with the motor from the dealer. Not to forget Jim with his tips on the grommets also - thank you. My motor is a 2002 and looks essentially the same for the type of first...

I read all the bumf on the Raymarine site and they did specifically mention SanDisk CF cards. I grilled the Raymarine rep at the Vancouver Boat Show and he seemed unaware and surprised that their literature specified SanDisk. I plan on using a reformatted Canon 32mb CF card (woefully small...

Just cut and pasted small section of original for a clearer view. Cheers - Dave